Restless legs making it impossible to sleep? That's miserable! Your St Peters chiropractor may be the person to turn to. Old Mill Chiropractic presents new research that points to another possible etiology: cervical spinal cord ischemia. (1) Chiropractic may help that!
What Is Restless Leg Syndrome?
Restless leg syndrome is a neurological disorder. If often compels its sufferers to move their legs due to extremely irritating sensations like pulling, creeping or throbbing. Restless leg sufferers get this irresistible urge to move. (2) Ask any St Peters restless leg syndrome sufferer, and he or she will tell you it is no fun!
As many as 10% of Americans experience restless leg syndrome (2), and 15% of Canadians do at bedtime. (3) So statistically in St Peters there are a few people afflicted with RLS. A parent with restless legs syndrome is noted to have above a 70% chance of a child with it. (4) It seems to be genetic and affects more women than men. (5)
A New Potential Cause
A new research case report shares that restless leg syndrome may be connected to the lack of blood supply, the ischemia, of the cervical spinal cord! This finding gives support to the thought that restless leg syndrome may be related to the interruption of the spinal cord pathways. (1) Chiropractic care of the cervical spine can work on that!
What to do
See your St Peters chiropractor to see how chiropractic care may benefit you and RELAX your restless leg syndrome enough for you to sleep. Contact Old Mill Chiropractic today.